Keep Us Faithful was commissioned for Arlington Presbyterian Church for their move and grand opening of their new home at Gilliam Place. Read about their journey as a congregation and their commitment to create affordable housing in their community.
Translation is such a strange, imperfect art. I'm looking at an estribillo for a Spanish hymn...va Dios mismo en nuestro mismo caminar. It's literally translated, 'God goes on our same walk.'
Hymnals have variously translated the phrase:
...then we know that God still goes that road with us.
...we see God here by our side walking our way.
Those work and they fit the meter of the tune but I'm hearing something new in a literal translation.
Read MoreI’m grateful to share my protest song Pray With Our Feet is being sung around the country - from Washington, D.C. to Iowa to California. I continue to offer it for free, with hope the piece inspires courageous action to end gun violence in the United States.
Read MoreSo grateful to have my song God Calls You Good included in The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada’s new collection titled Songs for the Holy Other: Hymns Affirming the LGBTQIA2S+ Community, released at their annual conference this month.
Read MoreOver the past months, I’ve been delighted to work with The Rev. Ashley Goff and the congregation of Arlington Presbyterian Church in Arlington, VA. Over several years, this remarkable faith community discerned they were called to respond to the needs of their neighbors through a thoughtful listening campaign. They made a bold decision to demolish their building and partner with a developer who would build affordable housing on the former site of the church.
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